Method and apparatus for making wire-glass.



J. J. QUERTINMONT. METHOD APPARATUS FOR MAKING WIRE GLASS.

APPLICATION FILED DEC. 7, 1907.

Patented 0ct.1 2,1909.

, iiiii iia i s iarne Parana J LnsJf oUEn'rIui/ioiin or roinr MARION, rI-innsYL"v'aNi..-i.

Moreen AND'APPARATUS For MAKING wmnonass.

' ing at lzoint'iilarion, in the county of Fayette and State of Pennsylvania, have 1n- Nented. certain new and useful Improvements in lilct-hods and Apparatus for Makingliire-(j-lass oi. which the following is a specification. I

Lily invention relates to the manufacture of wire and. has for its principal objects to produce a superior article of this loud in the simplest and most inexpensive manner possible; this being accomplished chiefly by doing away with all unnecessary handling and manipulation, and a material a reduction in the number of steps which have heretofore been considered necessary.

My invention coin'preheinls first a novel process for the production of Wire glass cheaply and rapidly, and second, a new and useful apparatus Which especially adapted for use in carrying out the aforesaid process;

l have shown myiniproved app'iiratus in asiinple forni and divest-ed of all extraneous appliances in order that its essential fea tures may be the inore'readily understood.

Having reference now to the accompanying drawings,higurc i a perspective view showing the platens or molds open and i a wire mesh adapted to beplaced in position upon one of them; Fig. 2 shows the molds closed with the formed plate of glass be tween them; Fig. i) is a sectional view on line 3--i.l of Fig; 1..

Likecharacters of reference designate like parts in each of the figures oi" the drawing.

' l, are, platen or mold sections, prefer-- ably 'o't iron, which are adapted to be detachably hinged together by suitable hinges as shown at 3, 3; the hinge pins being readil removable and provided with eyes 3 to facilitate handling. These platen or mold sections are arranged when closed together as shown in Fig. 2 to form a closed mold for the plate oi glass to beproduced.

The side walls oi the mold sections may be formed of separate strips secured to the backing and one or more of such strips as shown at 4 are preferably secured to the back so as to be readily detachable, as b removal'ile pins 5, This reinorability o't' Specification of Letters Patent. 1 Application filed December 7,

certain of Lie wall strips is desirable to 1 facilitate manipulation at certain times. Said strips are also pretera ol oeveled out this means a homogeneous slab or lfatenteti lice;

1907. Serial No. 405,583,

wood as shown, so as to give clearance and make the parts freer in action.

'Hooks or lugs t) are secured at a plum lily of points on the edges of the mold sections to enable the same to be easily graspedby a suitable implement for dipping or other suitable handling operations. f paecd apart around the edge oil? one oil. the mold sections are a series of short pins "I, ada 'iicd to have stretched thereupon the wire mesh (I which is to be embedded within the glass.

It will now proceed to dost-lilac in detail the steps oil? the novel process in carrying out which the above to, ibed apparz'itus particularly useful. The uioid sections 1. 2 are tilled with molten glass level with the tops of the wall strips by tilting with. a ladle or dipping said sections in a reservoir receptacle containing the glass to be worked up. 'lhedip iing is eiiectcd similarly as in d cated in my copending application Serial No 394318, filed Sc 'itember 2ei907: that is, by means of suitable chains or cables fastened to the eyes (3. (3, each one oi sections 1, 2 held in a level position is gradually dipped into the molten glass when the same will flow slowly over all sides and entirely displace the air and till (HY-J) portion of the depressed section oi the mold. After the same has been tilled with molten glass it is slowly raised therefrom and permitted to pause in its movement out of the lurnace a short time and allow all the superfluous glass owing to the sharp inner edges 4; of the beveled or outwirdly inclined sides 4 of. the i'i'iolding frames to readily lluW away -from the glass held in the dopi'essml section of the same. The mold se tions are then united by the hinge pins and the wire inc-sh u is secured upon the pins i' of section .t preferably though not ll 1i ;iul' i l' when the glass has cooled to a plastic condition in order to prevent burning oi mesh. 'lhc mold sections are then swung together by swinging over mold section 1 by means of graspingi pins ll as shown in Fig. and pressed into close ei'igagcuicnt. thus bringing the plastic surfaces of the two layers oi glass 11 and 6 into intimate contact lirnilr (3111* lmticlll'lg the wire mesh in each sectimi and reliably coalescingthe two layers to zther. The wire niesln as will he seen tends to hold the glass in section 1 when swung over upon section 55. it will be amrarent that by plate of glass is produced without rolling or other tus or to the specific details of'the process I or sheet glass of double thickness which comprises the introduction of molten glass into two molds so as to freely overflow the upper inner edge of each mold until its upper surface corresponds to the plane of the top edge of each mold and carefully draining oil the superfluous molten glass in each mold and bringing the exposed surfaces of said bodies of glass in the molds into intimate contact while the same is still in a plastic condition.

2'. The process of making wire glass which comprises the introduction of molten glass into two molds so as to freely overflow the upper inner edge of each mold until its upper surface corresponds to the plane of the top ed e of each mold and carefully draining o the superfluous molten glass in each mold, arranging a reinforcing element.

in the upper surface of glass of one of said molds and bringing the exposed surfaces of glass in the molds into intimate contact while the glass is still in a plastic condition.

3. The process of making wire glass which comprises the introduction of moltenglass into two molds so as to freely overflow the upper inner edge of each mold until its upper surface corresponds to the plane of the top edge of each mold and carefully draining ofl the superfluous molten glass in each mold, disposing a wire mesh over the exposed glass surface of one of the molds and bringing the exposed surfaces of gla s in the molds into intimate contact while theglass is still in a plastic condition to coalesce the same into a homogeneous slab or plate.

A. An apparatus for making plate, window or sheet glass, comprising two molds each of whlch consists of a base section, side and end pieces attached to the base and forming therewith a shallow de ression, the upper portions of the side an end pieces being inclined downwardly from their 1nnermost to their outer edges, said molds arranged to be brought into abutting contact to form a slab or plate therebetween.

5. An apparatus for making wire glass comprising two molds adapted to be dipped into a liquid mass and eachof said molds consisting of a base section, side and end pieces attached to the base and forming therewith a shallow depression, the upper portions of the side and end pieces being inclineddownwardly from their innermost. to their outer edges, means on one of said molds for attaching a reinforcing element thereto and said molds arranged to be brought in abutting contact to form a slab or plate therebetween.

6. An apparatus for making wireglass, comprising two molds adapted to be dip ed into a liquid mass, means for detachably securing said molds together at one edge, each of said molds consisting ofa base section, side and end pieces attached to the base and forming therewith a shallow depression, the upper portions of the side and end pieces being inclined downwardly from their innermost to their outer edges, means on one of saidnnolds for attaching a reinforcin element thereto and said molds arrange to be brought in abutting contact to form a slab or plate therebetween.

7. An apparatus for making wire glass, comprising two molds adapted to be dip Jed into a liquid mass, hingesifor detacha ly securing said molds together at oneedge thereof, each of said molds consisting of a base section, side and end pieces attachedto the base and forming therewith a shallow depression, the upper portions of the sideand end pieces being inclined downwardly from their innermost to their outer edges, and a series of pins around the edges of one of said molds to secure a wire'mesh thereto. In testimony whereof I. aifix my signature in presence of two witnesses .JULES J. QUERTIN MONT. -Vlitnesses:

W. T. Dnvnrn, FLoUsn DULIEN. 

